European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. July 7, 1937 the stars and stripes Page 9 Hahn maintenance unit gives that extra 10% by Mark wai.st1 Tilburg Bureau even Silling in the misty English ram at Raf Binl Waters. The Pilot lube jutting out of the nose a Floc i i6c from Hahn a Germany gleamed. On the Oiler end. Inc Cha us shone almost As Bright Crew chief Slaff sol. Scon Addis apparently docs i think t 25,000 pounds of thrust makes a a diam enough exit. The Jet had seen nothing bul rain since it arrived in England. Still the while rims on its Landing gear had a sterile look As they did when they rolled out of the fort Worth Texas factory. Don a clean Jet really make a difference to a fighter Pilot sure it docs u. Col. Kenny Hall said. A displays an attitude More than anything and we have the attitudes of  Han s f-16s arc maintained by the unil that won the 1987 Secretary of defense Phoenix award making in the Host maintenance Complex in America s military establishment. A Crew chief who takes the Pride and initiative to keep his Jet thoroughly cleaned and polished is also the Guy who s going to keep the air plane flying said Hall Hahn i assistant Deputy commander for operations they make sure the air plane is a Safe and liable Jet. Then they go the extra 10 percent to make them look  being the besi in something has much to do with the attitudes of the people said chief master sgt. Paul Killion maintenance superintendent for the 50th air Craft generation so. We were tired of being referred to As the Farmers from Hahn Killion said. The whole process is Noth ing but a mind set. How Good you want to be or How bad you want to be. We wanted to be the besi. And worked very Bird at it a 31-year Veteran of the air Force Killion said it s a matter of taking care of the people giving them the Rigil tools and clothing and anything else they May need to work safely and comfortably. If the Guy is working out there and he s a Little bit cold but he has the right tools things will happen a lot quicker than if he s standing out Uherc freezing docs i Haic iroc look and frustration ads  Killion said. The biggest Job we have is to give our people the facilities and the equipment. To do  the p-i6s Aren t the Only things that sparkle at Hahn. The maintenance facilities Are also spotless. Offices built in the aircraft hangar give the impression of executive suites with their Wood panelling dropped ceilings and carpeting the Jet engine shop where airmen repair dirty and Greasy Jet engines is As immaculate As a Hospital operating room. As soon As Oil drips on the shining floor someone is mopping it up. Every spotless tool has its place. The men and women who repair the aircraft and keep them ready to Fly remodeler the facilities them selves. And that makes a difference said la. Col. Ken Ziegler 50th tac fighter Wing assistant Deputy com Mander for maintenance. You raise their Pride level. It makes them work hard and in picks the place up so it looks Good. You raise their expectations of themselves and that s what makes a  management s incentives for the workers combined with High standards of performance have paved the Way to the top for the maintenance units at Hahn Ziegler said. In the past maintenance personnel worked week ends to ensure that the aircraft were a Cay for the next week s Mission commitments. Our people in the aircraft maintenance units would come in and work a 12-hour Day on saturday and a 12 hour Day on a sunday so that on monday the air planes were ready to Fly Ziegler said so we said Why Don t you Start planning on wednesday to have those air planes commissioned and have them ready for next  the Standard used for keeping the planes ready for any Mission either combat or training is the Mission capable rate. In 1985, the Standard was for 75 percent of the Wing s f-16s to be Mission capable. We said in 1986, we re going to go for 85 percent set that goal and gave some incentives to our people like if you have 85 percent of your air planes in com Mission then you Don t have to work the weekends to Sas Shokh by l emm a Lam or . Chris Coyn from the Selth aircraft gent nation so works on a Jel engine s control shifts. Gel ready for next week Zig scr said. Well that s a big incentive. Time off is a Hig Moti  maintenance personnel agreed set out to meet the new goal and surpassed it. In 1986, the Mission capable rate Rose from 75 percent to 86.9 percent across the  that Jet is on the schedule it s going to be ready to Fly said capt. Bob Wilson of the i oth tac fighters the biggest concern in any flying organization immediately to the Pilot on the ground is whether thai plane is really going lobe ready to Fly and that s some thing that s hardly Ever a consideration Here with maintenance the Way it  docs i worry about maintenance w Len he s  the fact that maintenance had that air plane ready for me to take off is enough to Tell me that this air plane is totally ready to Fly and it s going to perform whatever i need it to perform during that  surf Wollar Dave Bert  1o to report i . Chrisco Jne  aim., from the  Airmet Contr to see Baij  a ural Hurt per Una in the to mar jul in ii Imp  vib